"Monrovia embodies the word "picturesque" in a way Thornton Wilder would've appreciated: Neat little historic homes - many designed in the Arts and Crafts and New Mediterranean architectural styles - line neighborhood streets abundant with native plants. Residents, by turns sweet and quirky, seem like they could be plucked right out the "Gilmore Girls" town of Stars Hollow: You might meet an award-winning whistler who hosts an annual music festival in Library Park or a mayor whose husband campaigns for her by strolling the streets."
"Monrovians are intensely proud of their city, telling their stories through a historical museum and an archive called the Legacy Project. On Friday evenings, they often come together in Old Town Monrovia, where four blocks of the main thoroughfare of Myrtle Avenue are shut down to traffic for a street fair complete with bounce houses, food trucks and a petting zoo. Their event calendars are peppered with frequent festivals in Library Park and the county fair-esque Monrovia Days town birthday celebration."
Monrovia sits in the San Gabriel foothills with mountain views and a legacy as Los Angeles County's fourth-oldest city, incorporated in 1887. Neighborhood streets feature Arts and Crafts and New Mediterranean homes and native landscaping. Residents foster a close-knit, quirky community with local traditions, annual festivals, and regular Friday evening street fairs in Old Town. Civic pride is preserved through a historical museum and the Legacy Project archive. Historic landmarks include the Mayan Revival Aztec Hotel and brass plaques on many of the city’s earliest houses dating to 1887. The town hosts frequent public events and celebrations.
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